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Community Resources
NDC provides a wide range of resources and support, both on our website and via our personalized support through email and our one-on-one consultation appointments. If you’d like to learn more about what we can offer, please check out our contact page for more information.
In addition to the resources and data that we offer, there is a wealth of informative resources out there—including resources from local organizations! Our goal is always to bring you the most accurate and reliable information, and that includes connecting you with the information and organizations that can answer your questions and get you the support you need.
Legal / Government
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- National Association of State Agencies of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NASA DHH)
- National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- Rehabilitation Services Administration: State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
- Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs) and Centers for Independent Living (CILs) by State
Identity-Based Organizations
- American Association of the DeafBlind
- American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
- Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA)
- Council de Manos
- Deaf and Disabled Stories on Facebook
- Deaf Queer Resource Center
- Deaf Women of Color
- Hands & Voices
- Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
- Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC)
- National Asian Deaf Congress (NADC)
- National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
- National Black Deaf Advocates (NBDA)
- National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH)
- National Cued Speech Association
- National Hispanic Latino Association of the Deaf (NHLAD)
- Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
- Sacred Circle
Occupation-Based Organizations
Religious Organizations
American Sign Language (ASL) Resources
- American Sign Language Teachers Association
- NAD’s Deaf Community and Culture Resources
- NAD’s Resources on Learning American Sign Language
- NAD State Association Affiliates
- State Chapters of the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
- State Commissions/Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- State Schools for the Deaf
Real People, Real Experiences
Education, Technology, and Accessibility
- AT3 Center – State/Territory Assistive Technology Programs
- Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD)
- Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD)
- Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University
- Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (TDI)
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)